“I have been informed by the University of Notre Dame that due to my poor academic judgment that I have been suspended from the University for the 2013 Fall Term,” Golson said in the statement. “I take full responsibility for my poor choices and will do all that is asked of me to regain the trust of my family, friends, teammates, coaches and the entire Notre Dame community.

“I chose to attend Notre Dame because of its mission to develop me both on and off the football field.”

Golson led Notre Dame to the BCS national championship game in January and a 12-1 record overall as a redshirt freshman. He planned to return as the starting quarterback for 2013 after a highly praised month of spring practices.

“My parents and the community I grew up in have instilled values in me that have and will continue to allow me to be successful in the future,” Golson’s statement continued. “There have been many lessons learned as I worked to become the starting quarterback at Notre Dame and each was a result of Coach Kelly’s belief in me as an athlete and a person.

“At this point, I understand how my integrity could be in question but I want to reassure my supporters that through this experience I will return a better student athlete as well as a better individual.

“Lastly, I want to thank the University of Notre Dame for the opportunity already granted and also the opportunity going forth to regain my eligibility in the winter of 2014.”

Golson’s unenrollment comes on the tail of fellow quarterback Gunner Kiel’s departure in March. Kiel is now at Cincinnati, which leaves the door open for senior Tommy Rees, fourth-year junior Andrew Hendrix and early enrollee Malik Zaire to compete for time under center.

Rees has started 18 games for Notre Dame but was benched after a run-in with South Bend police last May.